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also focussing
as in concentrating
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
try to focus your attention on the task at hand
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Recent Examples of focusing
Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Trojans head coach Elan Bain said focusing on their fundamentals was a key to victory.
—Zachary McMahon, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The lobby has been carefully preserved to maintain its historical integrity with restoration efforts focusing on keeping the original look including the ceiling and tiles, which have been restored to their original form.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
And, for many, focusing on small projects as part of a month-long organizing challenge can be transformative.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Specialized walking tours go beyond the main landmarks, focusing on themes that bring the city’s culture into sharper focus.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Some of Comer's demands are consistent with this, focusing on funding for this review.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
At the meeting, city leaders expressed support for scaling back its congregate homeless facilities and instead focusing on micro-communities.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Others could include thematic ETFs, focusing on themes or trends, or leveraged ETFs, with derivatives that amplify profits and losses.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
At City, he does not get involved in the football intricacies, instead focusing on cutting deals.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Trojans head coach Elan Bain said focusing on their fundamentals was a key to victory.
—Zachary McMahon, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The lobby has been carefully preserved to maintain its historical integrity with restoration efforts focusing on keeping the original look including the ceiling and tiles, which have been restored to their original form.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
And, for many, focusing on small projects as part of a month-long organizing challenge can be transformative.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Specialized walking tours go beyond the main landmarks, focusing on themes that bring the city’s culture into sharper focus.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Some of Comer's demands are consistent with this, focusing on funding for this review.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
At the meeting, city leaders expressed support for scaling back its congregate homeless facilities and instead focusing on micro-communities.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Others could include thematic ETFs, focusing on themes or trends, or leveraged ETFs, with derivatives that amplify profits and losses.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing
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The Chinese are also concentrating on plug-in hybrids, which don’t carry the same penal tariffs as pure EVs, and which may have a long-term future if the EU decides to dilute its carbon dioxide emissions regime.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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As a high-energy laser, Iron Beam intercepts threats in seconds by concentrating a beam on a critical point of an incoming object.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Comb of many colors At the core of the breakthrough is an optical parametric oscillator (OPO), a resonator that converts incoming laser light into new frequencies using a nonlinear crystal.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Once available, the feature will use the optical heart rate sensor at the back of the Apple Watch to measure how blood vessels respond to heartbeats.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Scott Summers, the leader of the X-Men team from Marvel comics who's capable of firing optic blasts, in 2000's X-Men.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The diagnosis was optic atrophy, which meant no blood flow was reaching the nerve.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Following the procedure, the patient was prescribed oral and ocular glucocorticoids due to the severity of the case.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Hardages were pioneers in encouraging scientific inquiry into ocular albinism, a condition for which no treatments or cures were available at the time.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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When consumed, the body breaks down the compound into psilocin, an alkaloid that can cause startling visual hallucinations and psychological effects, often including intense introspection.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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Invest in natural language query tools with visual explanations (graph traversal, source citations).—
Daniel Fallmann,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Focusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focusing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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